Sun, 7 Sep 2003, 06:19 PM Pro Stock Bike Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Keith Burgan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Reggie Showers                          5 Shawn Gann
E4   ****WINNER****  0.021  7.264 181.40                     0.054  7.232 188.04
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Scali     ) 0.088  7.230 180.57      (A Brown     ) 0.077  7.300 182.82
E2    (A Savoie    ) 0.002  7.264 184.52      (G Tonglet   ) 0.015  7.270 184.30
E1    (C Treble    ) 0.065  7.233 181.94      (C Reuter    ) 0.153  7.206 182.35
 Qualified:             #8  7.210 185.51                        #3  7.173 184.67

Current weather conditions: 78 degrees, 47 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.07 inches, with a track temperature of 107 degrees.

Gann has switched back to the old body due to the newer unit fouling the shift linkage. Gann has trouble firing the bike but eventually makes it into the beams.Showers is on his game on the tree and his holeshot is telling as Gann runs quicker and faster but come just one thousandth (about 3") short of catching the PDI machine. Reggie not only collects the double up bonus but also his first ever NHRA event victory at the biggest race on the tour.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink